PROHIBITING DETENTION OF CHILD IN DETENTION HOME EXCEPT BY SPECIAL ORDER

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 31, DELAWARE CODE OF 1953 RELATING TO WELFARE, PROHIBITING THE DETENTION OF A CHILD IN A DETENTION HOME, EXCEPT BY SPECIAL ORDER.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1, Title 31, Delaware Code of 1953, is amended by adding a new § 5708, as follows:

§ 5708. Detention of juveniles by special order only

No child shall be detained in any detention home of this State except when so ordered by a Judge of the Family Court for New Castle County, by a Judge of the Juvenile Court for Kent and Sussex Counties, or by the State Police or other accredited agency in the discretion of their board of managers.